Medal Paquebot Le Tahitien – Signed by Jacques Boullaire and Raymond Tschudin
Bronze
Weight: 103,2 g
Diameter: 59 mm
The Tahitian liner was destined for the Australian line through the Panama Canal.
Obverse:
Inscription: TAHITIEN
Tahitian woman seated holding a wreath of flowers, plants around her. In the background the mountainous landscape of the volcanic island of Tahiti.
Signatures:
BOULLAIRE DEL
TSCHVDIN SCUL
Reverse:
Circular inscription: .COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
In the center the emblem of the company: a unicorn’s head on the left on an anchor surmounted by a rope and a turreted crown
– MCMLIII – (1953)
Edge:
Cornucopia hallmark (Paris Mint) + BRONZE
